Outside the usual rangeFebruary 2021Maternal and child
Meghalaya: first-trimester ANC registration share in February 2021 was 41.4%, above the 3-year median of 34.2% for the same month (+7.2 points).
What happened
- February 2021
- 41.4%
- 3-year median
- 34.2%
- Change
- +7.2%
- Change, percentage points
- +7.2 pts
Why it matters
The value is judged against the median of the same period in up to five earlier years, using a robust measure of spread. A breach means this period sits well outside what those years would lead you to expect.
For first-trimester ANC registration share, higher is better. This movement is therefore assessed as an improvement.
Historical context
Same-period values: 2020 35.8%, 2019 34.2%, 2018 33.8%. This comparison involves the COVID-19 disruption period (March 2020 – June 2021), when service use and reporting fell sharply.
Full history of first-trimester ANC registration share in Meghalaya
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2021 | 41.4% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/K-Feb.xlsx: ('1.1.1' Out of the total ANC registered, number registered within 1st trimester (within 12 weeks)) / ('1.1' Total number of pregnant women registered for ANC) × 100; column "Meghalaya", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| February 2020 | 35.8% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2020 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/K - February.xls: ('1.1.1' Out of the total ANC registered, number registered within 1st trimester (within 12 weeks)) / ('1.1' Total number of pregnant women registered for ANC) × 100; column "Meghalaya", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| February 2019 | 34.2% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/K - February.xls: ('1.1.1' Out of the total ANC registered, number registered within 1st trimester (within 12 weeks)) / ('1.1' Total number of pregnant women registered for ANC) × 100; column "Meghalaya", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| February 2018 | 33.8% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2018 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/K - February.xls: ('1.1.1' Out of the total ANC registered, number registered within 1st trimester (within 12 weeks)) / ('1.1' Total number of pregnant women registered for ANC) × 100; column "Meghalaya", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for first-trimester ANC registration share in Meghalaya
- Meghalaya: first-trimester ANC registration share of 46.1% in May 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Meghalaya: first-trimester ANC registration share in May 2021 was 46.1%, above the 4-year median of 34.0% for the same month (+12.1 points).
- Meghalaya's first-trimester ANC registration share of 46.1% in May 2021 is below the India figure of 77.9% (−31.8 points).
- Meghalaya's first-trimester ANC registration share of 44.6% in April 2021 is below the India figure of 77.9% (−33.3 points).
- Meghalaya: first-trimester ANC registration share of 45.7% in March 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Meghalaya's first-trimester ANC registration share of 45.7% in March 2021 is below the India figure of 74.5% (−28.8 points).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Meghalaya: first-trimester ANC registration share in February 2021 was 41.4%, above the 3-year median of 34.2% for the same month (+7.2 points). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, February 2021 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/anc-first-trimester-registration-share--meghalaya--2021-02--baseline_breach
See also Meghalaya and 41.4% in context.